THIS WEEK IN REVIEW ....
November 3, 2011
This weeks Reporter-Don Smith

Mike Magee Phil Grimm Rev. Robinson

Guests: n/a

Fines: The good Rev. for eating desert before lunch and bragging about the St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series (they did?) ….also, Table 1 for a guest and starting the meeting prematurely before the President.... Mr. Benton paid his fine to advertise the fact that Chevrolet is 100 years old.

Announcements:NEW: Club Christmas Party this year is December 9th and Price will be $37/person. See menu click here: Christmas Menu.pdf Bring money next week.
Homewood Suites in giving us the opportunity once again to spend that night (Friday, Dec. 9) for a paltry 57 bucks per suite. Jeanette Ridl (manager) keeps giving us this rate year after year----Gus Szala got it for us originally for our 57th birthday. The phone # at Homewood is (720) 981 4763. Such a bargain!!!

Jim Rees was presented his Sertoman of the Year award from Doug Harder and it was mention that Jim was honored at the Service Club luncheon last week. Ken Kelley attended the District Conference last week and said there is some new and exciting technology for hearing devices.

Rick Jacobus told his staff for Freedom Week to pick up the essays the week of the 13th.

Pat McKim road his motorcycle to the east coast a short time back and had a visit with Sam & Mary Anderson in Florida. Sam may be out to visit in the near future.

Randy Smith mentioned that on Nov. 2nd, the Foundation for Sight and Sound fitted 36 hearing aids to 19 recipients that couldn’t otherwise afford them. George Hannes along with Ken Kelley were on hand to help. The Foundation is having a Wine tasting party but by the time you read this, it will be over.

Bob Buckland has put together a trip to the Denver Aquarium Nov. 17th with a private, guided tour starting at 11am, followed by lunch at the on-site Landry’s restaurant. There is no charge for the tour and he is working on free parking and a cut in the price at Landry’s. A sign-up sheet was passed. Price looks like maybe a couple bucks with the club picking up most of the cost. Some members are not happy with the cancelation of a regular meeting but Thursday was the only day we could have the tour. I am sure there will be more input on this in the future. One thought on the club picking up most of the cost of the meals was that we have already paid for our weekly meals in the form of dues.

Kids Xmas party is scheduled for Dec. 22nd. More to follow.

The enthusiastic Jim Rees has King Soopers coupons. The club receives 5% but only 4 people regularly use the service. The card is like a debit card so it’s easy to use.

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SERTOMAN OF THE DAY:

Scott Manley was born 1947 in Denver at St. Joseph Hospital. Went to Park Hill elementary and then to East High. He attended UNC in Greeley and eventually earned a Master degree. He got a teaching degree and started teaching in Greeley, then went on to get a masters, later getting a doctorate at UNC in administration and counseling.

Scott worked at Craig Hospital for 36 years and met his wife, Cathy, there. They have two children, a son and a daughter and two grandkids now. Scott and Cathy are both retired. His son is carrying on the Manley tradition by working at Craig and his daughter is a nurse at Rose. Scott works with wood and tinkers with old cars. No military service, his draft number was 328 but he also had bad legs. The river was the Platte River. Dean Hiss brought him into the club. Scott used to work with Sertoma at Craig. Sertoma bought Craig the first van in the 1970’s.

Program: Peter Pauwels introduced Tony DeVito, Region #1 Director with CDOT. Anthony DeVito has served as the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)'s Region 1 Transportation Director since October 2008. In this role, he manages more than 400 employees located from the top of Vail Pass to the Kansas boarder, providing design, construction, and maintenance services to CDOT customers.

A professional engineer with more than 18 years of experience, Tony also participates in CDOT's executive management team, responsible for developing Department policies. Tony began his career with CDOT in 1991, gaining expertise in design, construction and traffic activities statewide. Prior to becoming region director, Tony was the metro Denver region's Director of Operations and Maintenance, serving as the agency's representative for the Democratic National Convention. In this position, he was responsible for coordinating road closures and traffic needs with convention staff, emergency response personnel and the secret service. A native Coloradan, Tony graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a B.S. in Engineering. As an active community member, he has coached youth soccer and softball programs with Douglas County for the last six years.